Change in Second-Trimester Abortion After Implementation of a Restrictive State Law.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether indicators of limited access to services explained changes in rates of second-trimester abortion after implementation of a restrictive abortion law in Texas.

Methods

We used cross-sectional vital statistics data on abortions performed in Texas before (November 1, 2011-October 31, 2012) and after (November 1, 2013-October 31, 2014) implementation of Texas' abortion law. We conducted monthly mystery client calls for information about abortion facility closures and appointment wait times to calculate distance from women's county of residence to the nearest open Texas facility, the number of open abortion facilities in women's region of residence (facility network size), and days until the next consultation visit. We estimated mixed-effects logistic r

SUBMITTER: White K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6435408 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature